Sentence examples for mountain railways from inspiring English sources

There are mountain railways, but few major railroad lines.

(India's mountain railways were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2008).

Railways run through the valleys, and standard lines and mountain railways radiate in all directions from the city of Zürich.

With its car-free streets, mountain railways and sweeping views of the north face of the Eiger, it is the archetype of Swiss ski resort beauty.

Montreux is on railway lines from Geneva and France to Italy via the Simplon Tunnel and is also a terminus of mountain railways.

A good money-saving tip is to get a Swiss rail pass (sbb.ch) which covers travel on any standard train or bus in the country and entry to 480 museums, plus 50% off mountain railways.

In 1871, the country's Vitznau-Rigi route opened, Europe's first mountain railway – and my final destination.

The Kitzsteinhorn system was built in 1974 and is described as the world's first underground mountain railway.

The Semmering Railway (1848 54), the first mountain railway in the world, passes 282 feet below the summit of the pass through a tunnel nearly one mile long.

Most walks depart from the village itself, though they occasionally begin with a mountain railway ride in order to reach more remote areas of the island.

Prices from Sfr9.50 (£7.10) for one section to Sfr94 (£70.50) for the round trip, by boat, bus, cable car and mountain railway (00 41 41 329 1111; pilatus.ch).